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Why Delivery Hero is acquiring a majority stake in Spanish delivery company Glovo
Germany’s Delivery Hero is set to become Glovo’s majority shareholder following a deal to acquire an additional 39.4% stake of the Spanish
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‘We rather give a bad replacement than a refund’: TikToker shows ‘similar item’ Instacart used to replace out-of-stock COVID test
One TikToker ordered an at-home COVID test on Instacart and instead received a colon disease test, sparking debate about the delivery service’s
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‘Yet again I’m outside with alcohol’: Instacart worker shows problem with booze delivery in viral TikTok
TikToker @sexyshawn13 showed one of the problems with delivering alcohol through Instacart, as she chronicled her misadventures dealing with a
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Modern Shipper Top 10: The gig economy
Modern Shipper launched in February 2021 with a mission of highlighting the ever-growing last mile of the supply chain. Throughout the year, we
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GoPuff raises $1.5 billion in anticipation of 2022 IPO
As a FreightWaves story opined in May, it’s time the logistics industry took notice of Gopuff. Well, it has, and so have investors. According to a
3 reasons it's less safe to be a gig worker if you're not white, according to a Pew survey
Photo by Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Gig workers of color reported feeling unsafe nearly twice as much as white
Instacart expands its EBT SNAP payments program to include new retailers and offerings
Online grocery platform Instacart is expanding its Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) payments
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‘This is definitely made up’: People doubt that an Instacart driver destroyed groceries over pro-police sign
A woman claims that an Instacart driver ran over her elderly relatives' groceries because they had a pro-police sign in their yard. The tale is one
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Delivery driver destroys elderly couple's groceries after discovering police 'thank you' sign in front yard — but the internet opens its pocketbooks to help
Police say a grocery delivery driver destroyed a Minnesota elderly couple's groceries after seeing a pro-police sign in their front yard. Social
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‘Ain’t that ur job’: Instacart shopper complains about person with ‘115 item’ order in viral TikTok, sparking debate
In a now-viral TikTok, an alleged Instacart shopper complained that she picked up an order for someone who bought “115 items” at the grocery
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Police: Delivery Driver Runs Over Groceries Of Elderly Couple Who Had Pro-Police Sign In Their Yard
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An older couple’s grocery order has been destroyed after an Instacart shopper allegedly ran over the food with a vehicle,
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Amazon is about to shake up grocery delivery
Third-party food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash have become a part of the fabric of the U.S., with well over 100 million users
Tiggy ready to take on Canadian food delivery incumbents with 15-minute option
Grocery delivery startup Tiggy is a new player in the Canadian quick commerce space, announcing Friday $6.35 million in seed funding to get its dark
Report: Instacart to Test Rapid Grocery Delivery
Instacart is planning to trial 15-minute grocery delivery as soon as February 2022, according to reporting around a purported leak by The
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DoorDash and Instacart go head-to-head on ultrafast grocery delivery
Convenience is getting even more convenient. The rise of third-party food and grocery delivery platforms was already a huge game changer for many,